Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-01
Open After Seven O'Clock.
TIE EARLY CLOSING RULE SUSPENDED FoR III
PRESENT MONTE

PRESENT MONTE
During the present month the stores viii remain
open In the evening later than seven O'Clock In &C.
cordance with an agreement with the Clerks As
semoiy. AS Is Wen known, a large majority OF
the stores in the city close at seven O'Clock and In
some cases at an earlier hour each evening the
year around The only exception Is the month OF
December. which is known in business circles as
me holiday month. Mr.: E. w. Hambleton, the
STAB reporter to-day that this arrangement would
begin this evening. "The clerks" he continued.
people DO their shopping in the day time
purchase goods TO better advantage to them
selves In daylight. Owing, however, to the In
creased business Of the holiday months they are
preecty willing to do the fair thing and viii Co
operate with the merchants In keeping the stores
open as late In the evening as may be found nee
eSSary IN order to accommodate the holiday trade.
Inc early closing movement Is now very general
throughout the city, and during the coming year
nave so far no oned W ab se ohers IN cosnv
at o'clock will do so. The people generally have
oe OF great assistance In bringing about this
and the early closing has proved to be benencisi
not only TO the clerks but to the propretors After
TINS month the early hours will again be the rule
ana IL Is hoped that the public Will continue TO
take the same interest in the welfare of the clerks
as they have in the past"
The Orphans Will Benefit by IL.
AN ARRAY OF CHILDREN CALLED our By LITTLE AD-
vERTIsEMKNT In 1.-THE STAR"
i" WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOV 3d. SANTA
CLAUS will give away TOYS and PRESENTS to the
Children from the front Of THE FAIR, II 7th ct.
The above advertisements appeared In last even
ings STAR 81 was surprised TO see the result Of
advertising In The STAR one afternoon" said Mr.
A M. Lows, Of the firm OF Frankie Co., the pro-
prietors OF 1.-THE Fair" "Hardly had the papers
been distributed" he continued, "bef0re the crowd
began to assemble. There were several hundred
persons about the store, but the crowd was an
orderly one, and no disturbance occurred during
the evening. The presents were to have been dis
tributed between Z and O'Clock. but at O'Clock
or whereabouts there were PROBABLY 500 or z, 600
persons on the street. santa Claus was about to
get ready to make his appearance, when police
oncer arrived and said that II presents were dis
tr1buted there would be some persons injured, and
advised Us to close the store. We wanted no
trouble, and did the officer requested. As to the
statement that business on the square had to be
suspended IL Is not So The crowd was as orderly
as any crowd that ever assembled in this city.
Some of the children became impatient and cried
Tor santa Claus
"HOw about the presents:" asked the reporter.
"Here they are, said Mr.. LO0vis, pointing to a
couple OF large boxes containing presents or every
description. "As We were unable to distribute
them last night, we will now give them to the
various orphan asylums, and let the orphans have
the benefit OF them"
Lieut.. Amiss said that there were from two to
nve thousand persons in the crowd that the street
cars were stopped and other stores on the square
were prevented from doing business.